All of The Weeknd's Bella Hadid and Drake References in His Song "Lost in the Fire"
The Weeknd (Abel Tesfaye) teams up with enigmatic French DJ-producer sensation Gesaffelstein to release the latter's new single Lost in the Fire, a dreamy, sensual, dark R&B track with a tinge of disco elements. The pensive, seductive lyrics have some keen listeners speculating whether the track is about Abel's girlfriend Bella Hadid and perhaps even Drake. Below, we break down the suspected references.
"Lost in the Fire" Reference That May Be About Drake:
The Lyrics: "And I just want a baby with the right one / ‘Cause I would never be the one to hide one," he sings in the first verse.
Background: Ahead of the June 2018 release of Drake's chart-topping album Scorpion, Kanye West's labelmate Pusha T ignited a fued with Drizzy and alleged the Toronto rapper is a deadbeat father who is hiding a baby he had with an adult film star.
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In his response to Drake's song, "Duppy Freestyle," Pusha T raps in his song, "The Story of Adidon:" "Since you name-dropped my fiancée / Let 'em know who you chose as your Beyoncé / Sophie knows better as your baby mother / Cleaned her up for IG, but the stench is on her/ A baby's involved, it's deeper than rap / We talkin' character, let me keep with the facts / You are hiding a child, let that boy come home / Deadbeat mothaf**** playin' border patrol, ooh."
Drake did not respond to respond to Pusha's diss track directly; however, he mentioned his newborn son in three of the 25 tracks of his double-album which released at the end of June: "Emotionless," "8 Out of 10," and "March 14."
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Why The Weeknd and Drake would be feuding: When The Weeknd was dating Selena Gomez, rumors circulated that Drake, threw a 21st birthday party for Bella Hadid and was rumored to be dating her. The alleged beef was further amplified when Drake shouted out Bella's dad Mohammed Hadid on his track "Sandra's Rose" and referenced his secret relationship with a fashionista with strong ties to New York Fashion Week. Fans speculated he was talking about Bella. Drake sings: "I want my baby to have your eyes / I'm going against my own advice / Should I do New York? I can't decide / Fashion week is more your thing than mine."
Bella has since denied anything happened between the two, beyond a friendship, when she clapped back at a bold Twitter user.
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"Lost in the Fire" Lyrics About Bella Hadid
Beyond the low-key Drake diss, the rest of the song seems very likely to be about The Weeknd's girlfriend. Below are a few interesting lyrical highlights, ranging from his not so subtle lyrics about getting intimate with his boo and more.
The opening line is: "I wanna f*ck you slow with the lights on / You’re the only one I’ve got my sights on / Type of sex you could never put a price on."
He continues in the pre-chorus, "And we lost a lot of things in the fire / So it took a year for me to find out (Find out, find out)." After Bella and Abel broke up, there was about a one-year gap before they reunited. During that time, he publicly dated Selena Gomez.
"I can't lose you, babe (I can't lose you)," he croons in the chorus. Perhaps this is as close as confirmation we'll have that the speculation of the two taking the next step in their relationship and moving in together is true. "I'm tired of being home alone," he sings in the second verse.
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